OMNISECURE 2019 – the next conference for smart identity solutions will take place in Berlin from 21st to 23rd January

Around 350 delegates will be participating in the 26th annual conference, which takes place under the patronage of the Federal Ministry of the Interior. The topics will include digital payment, blockchain, digital Europe, connected living, the digital economy and digital citizens.

On the eve of the conference (21st Jan.) delegates from the fields of industry, politics, research and public administration meet up for their first networking event. This is an evening when experts engage in an intensive exchange of ideas. A selection of start-ups will give short pitches with innovative ideas..

The programme for January 2019 will be accessible here from mid-October.

Available since January 2017, more than 20 global transaction banks are using or implementing the SWIFT gpi service, with another 50 in the implementation pipeline. Hundreds of thousands of gpi payments have already been sent across more than 85 country corridors.

“Uptake of SWIFT’s gpi service has been encouraging and the addition of the Tracker capability can only help build momentum and accelerate adoption of the service in international payments,” says David Bannister, Principal Analyst, Ovum. “The most common complaint from corporates is the lack of visibility on their payments' status. With the Tracker capability, SWIFT gpi tackles that issue and will be a useful tool to help corporate treasurers to execute their core responsibilities.”

SWIFT gpi enables companies engaged in international trade to get paid for services, or delivery of goods, in a more timely fashion, enabling a faster supply chain process. The highly innovative gpi Tracker provides corporate treasurers with a real-time, end-to-end view of their payments combined with a confirmation notice when the money reaches the recipient’s account. It also enables a more accurate reconciliation of payments and invoices, optimizes liquidity with improved cash forecasts and reduces exposure to FX risks with same-day processing of funds in the beneficiary’s time zone. The Tracker is available via an open API, making it compatible with proprietary banking systems worldwide – helping to ensure maximum impact of gpi benefits at a greater adoption speed.

The service is also compatible with and integrated into domestic payment market infrastructures (MIs) across the globe, facilitating local clearing and settlement of gpi payments. Banks can already exchange gpi payments over the 56 SWIFT-connected MIs as well as other MIs that have established local market practices for their participants that use the gpi service. SWIFT will also continue to actively engage with additional MI communities for future gpi compatibility.

“Today’s announcement is a significant step towards a game-changing experience for corporates the world over,” says Christian Sarafidis, Chief Marketing Officer, SWIFT. “By taking advantage of the right technology, at the right time, with the right players behind us, SWIFT has successfully helped correspondent banking reach a significant milestone in its evolution.”

Wim Raymaekers, Programme Manager for SWIFT gpi adds, “This is only the beginning for SWIFT gpi. We will continue to explore new technologies, such as blockchain, and deliver more value added payment services further transforming the international payments landscape and, in doing so, accelerating global trade.”

Topics 2019

Digital Citizens

The current goal is to make administration activities based on open networks more modern and efficient, while at the same time ensuring adequate levels of information security and data protection. We will demonstrate how this can work.

Digital Identity

In everyday matters, both professional and personal, we increasingly need to access local or network-based services for which identity authentication is required. Identity theft and illegal wiretapping have become a major obstacle which can only be overcome by means of secure eIdentity solutions.

Digital Payment

One of the biggest challenges in mobile payment is how to store sensitive data safely without compromising user-friendliness. The debate is still going on about whether biometrics or other new solutions such as Host Card Emulation can be useful in this area.

Connected Living

Thanks to the increasing interconnection of household devices with homes and their occupants and to follow-on concepts such as Ambient Assisted Living or daily energy requirement management, it is now possible to offer completely new services. Here, the protection of privacy and data security will be of enormous importance. Are we sufficiently prepared for these developments?

Cyber Security

For the effective protection of people and organisations, all-round security solutions are essential. This means securing network endpoint devices - such as PCs, smartphones and machines - as well as protecting sensitive data. Cyber security will need to play a more important role in all spheres as the nature of the threat becomes increasingly complex.

Digital Intelligence

The question and principal challenge facing transport companies in Europe is no longer “How do I get from bus stop A to train station B?”. It is rather ‘How do I get from my own front door to the entrance of my workplace?”. It is only through secure and intelligent processes in the logistics and ticketing sphere that a solution will be found.

Digital Economy

More and more data is being linked as new services and products are developed. At the same time, business processes are being influenced by mobile internet use and cloud computing applications, leading to new business models. These changes are having a profound effect on the economy. Industry 4.0 has the potential to shape the value-creation chain fundamentally, and will have a strong influence on leading German industries such as plant manufacturing and engineering, car manufacturing and electrical and medical engineering.

Digitial Health

Digitalisation is currently transforming the health service – a process which will make the system more transparent and efficient, to the benefit of all who use it. In discussions with experts from the fields of business, administration and research, we aim to find fast and secure ways to implement improvements for patients.

Digital Europe

In future it should be possible both for companies and for individual citizens to communicate with public administration via the internet, in the longer term via a single platform. If information is required by different public authorities, it should be enough for business to submit it only once. European heads of government have agreed on the objective of improved data protection for citizens in Europe, including protection against cyber-attacks. The foundation of a research centre for cyber security is also currently under discussion.